Palm West patient showed no problems until two days before attack on nurse, witnesses say
Stephen Scantlebury will remain at the Palm Beach County Jail prior to his attempted murder trial for the beating of Leelamma Lal on Feb. 18.
How did Palms West nurse attack suspect end up at hospital that doesn't accept Baker Act patients?
WPTV asked Palms West for a copy of its policies on handling Baker Act patients, after a patient is alleged to have attacked a nurse.
Palms West beating: Judge denies bail, house arrest for patient arrested in attack on nurse
Leelamma Lal, a 67-year-old nurse at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital, may lose her eyesight as a result of the beating she sustained on Feb. 18.
Her name is Leelamma Lal: Attorneys identify Palms West nurse beaten by patient last week
LeeLamma Lal, 67, is a nurse who has served at Palms West Hospital for over 21 years. Her family has hired a law firm to consider legal action.
'I was furious': Family outraged after nurse beaten at Palms West, 911 call raises questions
The family of a Palm Beach County nurse brutally attacked by a psychiatric patient at Palms West Hospital is demanding answers. 911 recordings, exclusively obtained by WPBF 25 News, reveal a questionable response from hospital leadership.
'This is unimaginable': Palms West nurse's children react to mother's beating by patient
The children of Leelama Lal, 67, of Royal Palm Beach faulted the lack of security they say led to the beating and may leave their mother blind.
Palms West CEO decries 'unprovoked, senseless violence' in patient's beating of nurse
"unprovoked, senseless violence" and said "more must be done" to make healthcare workplaces safer. "No healthcare worker should ever have to experience such violence," Jason Kimbrell said in an email to the Palms West staff in his first public comments on the incident that broke "essentially every bone" in Leelamma Lal's face and may cost the 21-year Palms West employee her eyesight.
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'ANGRY': Daughter, son of attacked HCA Florida Palms West Hospital nurse speak out, hire attorney
The daughter and son of Leelamma Lal, the HCA Florida Palms West nurse brutally attacked by a patient while on the job, are ...
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Nurse advocates push for harsher penalties for assaulting health care workers
Health care workers are looking to lawmakers to get stronger safety measures on the books, and harsher penalties for assault.